Eating Out
If you like a good heist movie, you'll know that the basement vault of a bank is where all the loot is kept. Although there aren't pallets of shrink-wrapped $100 dollar bills stashed in the depths of Standard Chartered's Hong Kong tower, there is...
Culture
How do you blend the best of international street art with fine French cuisine, in Hong Kong? That was the challenge handed to creative design agency Substance by the owner of Bibo – also an avid collector of contemporary urban art – and their...
Hotels
It's been a very happy birthday for J Plus Hotel in Hong Kong, which by way of celebrating its 10th anniversary has unveiled a brand new look to the tune of HK$10 million courtesy of the creative team at London agency yoo Studio. It's a real...
Culture
You might not think of the UK as much of a coffee exporter, but in the former imperial colony of Hong Kong there is a little café in Wanchai that has more than the usual amount of Brit flavour. St Francis Street – aka {sfs} – is a neighbourhood...
Lifestyle
Opened a few months back in the Central district of Hong Kong, Duddell's has quickly risen to become a socialising venue of choice among the territory's artistically minded. It's not hard to see why, for when it comes to selling points, Duddell's...
Lifestyle
WOAW!, or World of Amazing Wonders to give it the full title, is a curated lifestyle concept store in Hong Kong. With a billing like that, we are entitled to expect big things, and Kevin Poon's treasure trove of specially selected stuff certainly...
Lifestyle
There's always plenty going on in Hong Kong, and it's all happening at Pentahotel. The spirit of Kowloon flows in from the street and infuses throughout this new addition to the international brand, and the designers have gone to great lengths to...
Eating Out
Hong Kong has proudly welcomed a genuine hip American import to its already cosmopolitan dining menu. Fatty Crab, the first outlet of the award winning New York brand to venture abroad to foreign shores has scuttled off the boat and dug itself a...
Lifestyle
Billed as a place with no rules, Brickhouse is a fun and friendly place hidden down an alley in Hong Kong's entertainment hotspot Lan Kwai Fong, and while the management is chilled, there's plenty of heat in the atmosphere. Brickhouse serves up a...
Lifestyle
I'm confused. This is a spa, but there are no bowls of floating rose petals?! Whatever next. Flawless, newly opened in Hong Kong, is a far hipper affair than your average spa. Located in a prime city centre spot four floors up on Wyndham Street,...
Lifestyle
On the one hand, this place is great news if you live in Hong Kong and like eating meat. On the other, vegetarians and farm animals should stop reading now. Carnivores only past this point. Blue Butcher consists of two main front of house areas,...
Eating Out
The huge centrepiece to this coffee shop and restaurant is a 37ft dining table, and the 30 sets of tiles that form its impressive length are as varied and colourful as the customers who dine here. The city is Hong Kong – well used to inviting...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...